3.8% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Watsonia North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Watsonia North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Watsonia North, where 15.8% of workers are in this field. The area has a strong workforce, with 64.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Watsonia North are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Unemployment is 3.8%, which is a little below the 5.1% national rate, while full-time employment sits at 58.4%.
64.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Besides health care, the most common industries are construction at 12.1% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.6% and technicians and trades people at 14.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Watsonia North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22722/watsonia-north/topic/employment